Democratic Revolutionary Party

The Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) is a social democratic political party in Panama that was founded by Omar Torrijos on 11 March 1979. The party had strong ties to Torrijos' military regime of 1968-1981, and Torrijos was a popular dictator due to his nationalist views. The party was manipulated during Manuel Noriega's leadership, as he appointed presidents and government officials from the PRD. The party remained popular even after the 1989 US invasion, however, rivalling the conservative Panamenista Party for power. In 2017, the party held 26/71 National Assembly seats.